SAP ABAP IMG Activity SIMG_CFMENUORKKOKV1 (Define Variance Keys)
Hierarchy
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   ⤷ CO-PC-OBJ (Application Component) Cost Object Controlling
     ⤷ KK0C (Package) Customizing for Cost Object Controlling
IMG Activity
ID SIMG_CFMENUORKKOKV1 Define Variance Keys  
Transaction Code S_ALR_87008054   IMG Activity: SIMG_CFMENUORKKOKV1 
Created on 19981222    
Customizing Attributes SIMG_CFMENUORKKOKV1   Define Variance Keys 
Customizing Activity SIMG_CFMENUORKKOKV1   Define Variance Keys 
Document
Document Class SIMG   Hypertext: Object Class - Class to which a document belongs.
Document Name SIMG_CFMENUORKKOKV1    

You define variance keys in this step.

Orders (product cost collectors or manufacturing orders) and cost object nodes in cost object hierarchies can only be selected for variance calculation if a variance key is entered in the order or cost object node.

You can calculate variances either for the entire life of the object (cumulative) or for a specific posting period (periodic).

In Product Cost by Order you usually calculate the variances cumulatively.

In cumulative variance calculation, the target costs are calculated on the basis of the quantity you have transferred to stock for the order. The actual costs are for the entire life of the order. Variance calculation requires that the order have the status DLV (delivered) or TECO (technically completed).

In Product Cost by Period, you always calculate the variances periodically.

  • In variance calculation by period, the target costs are calculated on the basis of the quantity that you delivered to stock in the period. The actual costs are only for the period in which you calculate variances. Variance calculation requires that a goods receipt was posted for the order in the period. If that is not the case, the system only calculates remaining variances.

The variance key specifies the following:

  • Whether the scrap variances are calculated
  • Whether a document is written containing the date, user name, and change made (line item)

    As a rule, the line item document is not necessary for variance calculation. If, however, you decide to turn on this indicator, you should be prepared for extended run times during variance calculation.

The following requirements must be met before you can calculate scrap:

Transfer of the Variance Key into an Order

The variance key is transferred into the master data of the order in the following way:

  • You define a variance key as a default value for each plant.
  • When you create a material master record, the system proposes a variance key using the default value for that plant.
  • When you create a production order or process order to manufacture the material, the system proposes a variance key through the entry in the material master record.
  • When you create a product cost collector to manufacture the material, the system uses that variance key as a default value for the product cost collector.

Transfer of a Variance Key into a Cost Object Node

If you are not using actual cost distribution, you do not calculate variances for the orders assigned to the cost object hierarchy (such as product cost collectors). Instead, you calculate variances for the cost object nodes themselves. You specify in the cost object category whether variance calculation is allowed for the cost object nodes of a cost object hierarchy. You can then specify a variance key as a default value in the cost object profile. You link this cost object profile to a cost object category.

Requirements

Decide if you want to use the functions Product Cost by Order or Product Cost by Period. Read the section Product Cost by Period or Product Cost by Order? in the Cost Object Controlling documentation. Subsequently, make the necessary settings in Customizing.

Standard Settings

The standard system contains predefined variance keys for production orders, process orders, and product cost collectors that you can use as supplied.

Actions

Check whether the existing variance keys meet your requirements. If you require your own variance keys, proceed as follows:

  1. Choose New entries and enter a number and a name for the new variance key.
  2. Specify whether scrap should be calculated separately.
  3. Specify whether a document should be written with information on variance calculation.
  4. Save the variance key.
  5. Go to the menu option Define Default Variance Keys for Plants and enter the variance key in the table.
  6. If you are using cost object hierarchies, go to the following menu options:

Business Attributes
ASAP Roadmap ID 203   Establish Master Data 
Mandatory / Optional 2   Optional activity 
Critical / Non-Critical 1   Critical 
Country-Dependency A   Valid for all countries 
Assigned Application Components
Documentation Object Class Documentation Object Name Current line number Application Component Application Component Name
SIMG SIMG_CFMENUORKKOKV1 0 HLA0009426 Product Cost by Order 
Maintenance Objects
Maintenance object type C   Customizing Object 
Assigned objects
Customizing Object Object Type Transaction Code Sub-object Do not Summarize Skip Subset Dialog Box Description for multiple selections
V_TKV01 V - View OKV1 9999999999 Variance Key for Production Orders / Run Schedule Headers 
History
Last changed by/on SAP  19981222 
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